Episode 170 - Short Circuit 2
From Blast Zone: Movies That Bombed by Jon Drake and Ian Dukes
February 11, 2026 · 1h 13m · Season 1 · Episode 170
About this episode
The hosts discuss the 1988 film Short Circuit 2, exploring its production and box office performance.
We're ALIIIIIVE! We're back with a deep dive into late-80s kids sci-fi with Guttenberg-less sequel SHORT CIRCUIT 2 SHORT CIRCUIT 2 RELEASED: July 6, 1988 DIRECTED BY: Kenneth Johnson STARRING: Fisher Stevens, Michael McKean, Cynthia Gibb, Jack Weston, Tim Blaney BUDGET: $15M BOX OFFICE: $21.6M ESTIMATED LOSS: $8M NEXT EPISODE: We're hitting the road with our old pals Michael Bay and Jake Gyllenhaal for 2022's AMBULANCE 0:00 Intro 3:51 Show & tell 10:02 This week's movie
People in this episode
Hosts: Jon Drake, Ian Dukes
Topics covered
- movies
- film analysis
- 80s cinema
- sci-fi
- sequels
Keywords
- Short Circuit 2
- 1988 film
- sci-fi sequel
- box office
- film analysis
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Short Circuit 2, Ambulance
More episodes of Blast Zone: Movies That Bombed
- Episode 178 - Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li · June 10, 2026 · 1h 4m
- Episode 177 - Strange Days · May 27, 2026 · 1h 14m
- Episode 176 - Under the Silver Lake · May 13, 2026 · 1h 19m
- Episode 175 - Ladyhawke · April 29, 2026 · 1h 4m
- Episode 174 - Out of Sight · April 15, 2026 · 1h 6m
- Episode 173 - First Man · April 1, 2026 · 1h 6m
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Blast Zone: Movies That Bombed podcast page.